From the Museum’s latest enews mailing:

“The National Naval Aviation Museum opens its doors for another exciting glimpse into the history and future of Naval Aviation at the Museum Foundation’s 30th Annual Symposium, May 4-6. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear panel sessions that will include: Coast Guard Air: Into the Storm for 100 Years; Pioneers in Naval Aviation: Hall of Honor Enshrinement; and the Pensacola premiere of the documentary film, “The Millionaires’ Unit,” followed by a distinguished panel who will discuss Naval Aviation’s posture, future challenges and current programs.”

Registration for the 2016 Naval Aviation Symposium.  The Symposium opens with a golf tournament on Wednesday, May 04, followed by panels and special events on Thursday, May 05, and Friday, May 06. Panels are free and open to the public; golf reservations are $50 per person, luncheon reservations are $25 per person, and reception/premiere reservations are $75 per person.

From Thursday:

Texas Raiders has been making history for more than 70 years, but today she managed another first. TR and the crew were graciously invited to land at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center!

We made a quick stop there on our way to Daytona to join the Commemorative Air Force B29 B24 Squadron for their tour stop there. It was great to visit the good men and women at “America’s Spaceport!”

#‎TBT‬ Another view of the museum’s backyard as it appeared decades ago. Only one of the airplanes pictured is no longer here. Can you guess which one it is?

Wings Over Miami continues to celebrate special groups in history with the visit of the Tuskegee Traveling Exhibit and the arrival of the Texas Raiders, a B-17 Flying Fortress. Last year, the Tuskegee Traveling Exhibit visited Wings sharing the Tuskegee story on the museum’s ramp to hundreds of children. This year, the exhibit comes back to Wings and is bringing a B-17 bomber which completes the story of the achievement of America’s first African American war-time pilots. Event rates apply. Easter Sunday museum opens at noon. The Tuskegee Traveling Exhibit trailer leaves at 3:00.